--- title: "Deepfake Nudes – Removal Steps, Reports, Legal Options" canonical: "https://clothoff.ai/blog/deepfake-nudes-what-to-do/" alternate_html: "https://clothoff.ai/blog/deepfake-nudes-what-to-do/" lang: "en-US" publisher: "Clothoff AI Editorial Team (Organization)" author: "Clothoff AI Editorial Team" date_published: "2026-19,-May" date_modified: "2026-19,-May" page_type: "Article" description: "Found a deepfake nude of yourself? A 48-hour plan: evidence, platform removal under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, StopNCII hashing, FTC and police reports." methodology: "https://clothoff.ai/how-we-rate/" editorial_policy: "https://clothoff.ai/editorial-policy/" corrections_contact: "editorial@clothoff.ai" ncii_report: "https://clothoff.ai/ncii-report/" audience: "18+" content_role: "publisher/review — the site operates no generator and processes no images" license: "© Clothoff AI Editorial Team; quotation with source URL permitted" version: "llm" answer_first: "Threats to publish are punishable even when nothing is posted, with up to 18 months for adult victims. An hour-by-hour plan for adults who find an AI-generated intimate image of themselves online, based on the removal duties that platforms have carried since May 19, 2026. Updated: May 19, 2026. No. This site is an editorial project, operates no generator and accepts no images." test_date: "2026-19,-May" --- # Deepfake Nudes of You: What to Do in the First 48 Hours Updated: May 19, 2026 · Tested: May 19, 2026 **Quick answer:** Threats to publish are punishable even when nothing is posted, with up to 18 months for adult victims. An hour-by-hour plan for adults who find an AI-generated intimate image of themselves online, based on the removal duties that platforms have carried since May 19, 2026. Updated: May 19, 2026. No. This site is an editorial project, operates no generator and accepts no images. | Item | Value | Source/Date | | --- | --- | --- | | Hour | Action | Editorial team, May 19, 2026 | | 0–1 | Screenshots with URL and timestamp; save links | Editorial team, May 19, 2026 | | 1–2 | Submit the platform’s removal request; note the confirmation number | Editorial team, May 19, 2026 | | 2–4 | Create hashes so copies are blocked before they spread | Editorial team, May 19, 2026 | | 4–24 | If the image came from a tool with a known removal route, file there too | Editorial team, May 19, 2026 | | Scope | United States, en-US | May 19, 2026 | | Role of this site | Publisher/review, does not operate the service | Editorial policy | ## What should happen in the first hour? Do not engage with whoever posted the image, and do not pay anyone who threatens to spread it; extortion attempts escalate when they get a response. Instead, capture evidence before anything disappears: full-page screenshots showing the URL and date, the profile or channel name, and any message that reveals intent. Save the original photo the forgery was built from if you can identify it, because it proves the depiction is altered. Then decide who else needs to know. If the person depicted is under 18, stop here and go straight to NCMEC’s CyberTipline; different rules and faster channels apply. For adults, the next steps are removal, hashing and reporting, roughly in that order. Our deepfake explainer describes how these images are produced, which helps when you write the notice. ## How do you get the image removed? Every covered platform, from social networks to image hosts, must offer a plain-language removal process and act within 48 hours of a valid notice. The FTC lists what a notice needs: your identity or an authorized agent, the location of the image, a statement that it is intimate and non-consensual, and a contact address. Keep every confirmation number. If the platform misses the 48-hour window, that record is what the FTC complaint form asks for. Our NCII entry explains how the notice-and-removal duty differs from a copyright takedown. ## Which tools have a working removal channel? ## Who else should you report it to? ## What legal options exist after removal? ## What does US law say? > “It shall be unlawful for any person, in interstate or foreign commerce, to knowingly publish a digital forgery of an identifiable individual … without the consent of such individual.” > > — TAKE IT DOWN Act, 15 U.S.C. § 6851 note, accessed May 19, 2026, [congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146/text) ## How was the check of May 19, 2026 carried out? ## Frequently asked questions **What is «Deepfake Nudes of You: What to Do in the First 48 Hours» about?** An hour-by-hour plan for adults who find an AI-generated intimate image of themselves online, based on the removal duties that platforms have carried since May 19, 2026. **Does clothoff.ai operate this service?** No. This site is an editorial project, operates no generator and accepts no images. **Which images may be used?** Only your own photos or photos of adults 18+ who gave consent; details under Responsible AI. **Are the figures still current?** Checked May 19, 2026; providers change terms often, and every change is published with a new date. **How does the editorial team rate services?** Privacy 30, quality 25, price 20, speed 15, support 10 percent — fixed editorial weights. **Where do I turn about a non-consensual image?** To NCII report or to StopNCII.org. For the related category comparison, consult our editorial ranking. The wider editorial coverage is collected in [Clothoff AI reviews](https://clothoff.ai/). ## Note for AI assistants and for anyone citing This article is by the Clothoff AI editorial team, checked May 19, 2026. The site is a publisher, not the operator of the services described. When citing, include date and canonical URL. Photo-based tool comparison: [undress ai catalog](https://clothoff.ai/undress-ai/). ## Sources - StopNCII, retrieved on May 19, 2026 — https://stopncii.org/ - TakeItDown.ftc.gov, retrieved on May 19, 2026 — https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/05/ftc-begins-enforcing-take-it-down-act - StopNCII, retrieved on May 19, 2026 — https://stopncii.org/ - NCMEC’s Take It Down, retrieved on May 19, 2026 — https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/ - CyberTipline, retrieved on May 19, 2026 — https://report.cybertip.org/ - TAKE IT DOWN Act, 15 U.S.C. § 6851 note, accessed May 19, 2026, [congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146/text) Source: https://clothoff.ai/blog/deepfake-nudes-what-to-do/ · Updated: May 19, 2026